Podcast Episodes

Don't Learn Everything. For Now, Understand Cash Flow and Competitive Landscapes

Episode 38

It's impossible to learn everything about something before you have a business in hand that matches up with that particular business model. A friend asked how he could learn to run an e-commerce comp…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Building His Gyms and a Successful Exit to Bankruptcy with Scott Aaron

Episode 37

Scott Aaron has 18 years in the gym and personal fitness space, building his gyms and a successful exit to bankruptcy. Ryan interviews Scott, who has faced incredible adversity but keeps pushing thro…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Franchises - Good or Bad? My Ramblings on Businesses in a Box

Episode 36

Franchises can be fantastic for the right person and right vision and goals. Start with the end in mind of what you want, BUT also realize that the network effect of franchises start at 3-5 locations…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

How I Wasted 2 Months at the Beginning on a Company

Episode 34

How I wasted 2 months at the beginning of my search for a company. I didn't ask the right questions or tough questions to realize that it wasn't a software company. Avoid losing months of time to fig…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Issues and Never-Ending Work Tied to Buying a Business

Episode 33

Spending your whole day finding a business to buy is boring sometimes, full of networking and intros, lonely and weird that you are super busy but don't ship/sell/create anything. All short-term pain…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Buy vs. Build

Episode 32

Ryan had a great conversation with Scott Sorensen who is also looking for a business to buy as they discussed buying vs building. If you find a business that you can start with less money and get to …

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

How Much Information Can You Gather From the Seller Before/After LOI?

Episode 31

Buyers wonder how much information they should get before making an offer and going under LOI for a business. Trust everything before LOI, Verify everything once under LOI.

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Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Glenn Molin Interview - He Has Built, Bought and Sold Several Businesses

Episode 30

Glenn has built, bought, and sold several businesses and now advises owners on exits. He has built so many profitable businesses while having multiple successful exits. Glenn has also bought several …

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Jared Zemp Interview - Buying 18 Businesses in 18 Months (part 2)

Episode 29

This is the second part of the interview that Ryan had with Jared Zemp. Jared bought 18 businesses in a very short time period. He talks about his highs and lows while creating a fund to buy and oper…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago

Jared Zemp Interview - Buying 18 Businesses in 18 Months (part 1)

Episode 28

Jared bought 18 businesses in a very short time period. He talks about his highs and lows while creating a fund to buy and operate small businesses. Jared has some crazy acquisition stories: such as …

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago